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Re: [PATCHv5 7/7] builtin/describe.c: describe a blob

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 22, 2017, 07:55 UTC
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Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:
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> fixed.
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> I am not fully convinced all descriptions are in recent history, but I
> tend to agree that most are, so probably the trade off is a wash.

So what do we want with this topic? I think the "teach 'git log' to highlight commits whose changes involve the given blob" is a more or less an orthogonal thing, and I suspect that it is something users may (although I personally do not) find valuable to have a related but different feature in "git describe".

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Message 11 of 19 in “[PATCHv5 0/7] describe blob”
  1. Stefan BellerNov 16, 2017
  2. 1/7 t6120: fix typo in test nameStefan Beller, Nov 16, 2017
  3. 2/7 list-objects.c: factor out traverse_trees_and_blobsStefan Beller, Nov 16, 2017
  4. 3/7 revision.h: introduce blob/tree walking in order of the commitsStefan Beller, Nov 16, 2017
  5. 4/7 builtin/describe.c: rename `oid` to avoid variable shadowingStefan Beller, Nov 16, 2017
  6. 5/7 builtin/describe.c: print debug statements earlierStefan Beller, Nov 16, 2017
  7. 6/7 builtin/describe.c: factor out describe_commitStefan Beller, Nov 16, 2017
  8. 7/7 builtin/describe.c: describe a blobStefan Beller, Nov 16, 2017
  9. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2017
  10. Stefan BellerNov 16, 2017
  11. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2017
  12. Stefan BellerNov 22, 2017
  13. Junio C HamanoNov 24, 2017
  14. Stefan BellerNov 27, 2017
  15. Junio C HamanoNov 27, 2017
  16. Philip OakleyNov 20, 2017
  17. Junio C HamanoDec 19, 2017
  18. Stefan BellerDec 19, 2017
  19. Junio C HamanoDec 22, 2017

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